Month: May 2013
nVidia-based Fermi/CUDA Cluster for LIGO researchers at SU boasts 88,000 GPU cores
Download this document as a PDF Nor-Tech recently developed a supercomputer to help power the search for gravitational waves from distant objects throughout the universe. As a computing resource for scientists involved with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the...
Nor-Tech deploys GPU cluster to Ireland for micromagnetic modeling
Download this document as a PDF Nor-Tech has developed a 7168-core GPU cluster to be used for micromagnetic modeling by a well-known technology company in Europe. Each node of the GPU cluster features two nVidia Tesla Fermi M2070 cards. The...
Lustre-based storage solution outshines expectations for NFS
As commodity clusters continue to grow in performance and more applications adopt parallel I/O, traditional file systems such as NFS, NAS, SAN and DAS are failing to keep up with the HPC I/O demand. The Lustre parallel filesystem is gaining...
Engineers at aerospace and defense corporation utilize Nor-Tech clusters in efforts to reduce airplane noise
Download this case study as a PDF Nor-Tech created a scalable, low-cost data processing system to assist in testing the effectiveness of designs for reducing commercial jetliner noise during takeoff, landing, and sustained flight. A handful of companies worldwide are...
FAA research for commercial space travel made possible by sealed cluster from Nor-Tech
Download this case study as a PDF FAA research for commercial space travel was made possible by a groundbreaking sealed cluster from Nor-Tech. And the cluster had a second chapter…. The Challenge As commercial aviation companies prepare to usher in...